Essayist · 1803 – 1882
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Founded American Transcendentalism, wrote landmark essays celebrating individualism, nature and self-reliance, and inspired a generation of American writers to create a distinctly national literature.
Major Works
- Self-Reliance
- Nature
- The American Scholar
Impact Analysis
Emerson gave America an intellectual declaration of independence, urging self-trust, originality and a direct relationship with nature that shaped its literature and thought.
Historical influence score: 80/100
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